Combined hasp and latch.



D. D. NOLLEY.

COMBINED HASP AND LATCH.

APPLICATION IILBD JUNE 12,1912.

PatentedFeb. 18, 1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE. I

DAVID D. NOLLEY, 0F WILSON, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR T0 JULIUS It. HARDY, OF WILSON, NORTH CAROLINA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

Application filed June 12, 1912. Serial No. 703,283.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID D. NOLLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilson, in the county of Wilson and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Hasps and Latches, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in combined hasps and latches.

The object of my invention is to provide a hasp in which it is necessary to first raise the hasp and then move it longitudinally and outwardly before it can be released from the staple.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap and effective hasp which can be stamped from asingle sheet of metal, the stamping operation completing the hasp.

In the accompanying drawings--Figure 1 is a side elevation of a section of a gate showing my improved hasp applied thereto. Fig. 2 1s a side elevation similar to Fig. 1, showing the hasp raised just before'it is moved longitudinally, and showing in dotted lines the hasp moved longitudinally.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of my improved hasp applied to a gate, the outer end of which is sagged.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 represents the main body-portion of my improved hasp which, as shown, is stamped from a single sheet of metal, one end having an elongated opening 2 through which the staple 3 passes. This staple is adapted to secure the hasp to the gate, whereby the hasp may be moved longitudinally on the staple. The outer end of said hasp is provided with a downwardly enlarged portion 3 from which is stamped a portion of the metal forming the opening 4:. The outer wall 5 of this opening 4 is provided with an inwardly extending tongue 6, said tongue having in its lower face a recess 7. The upper wall 8 of the opening 4: directly above the recess 7 is provided with a recess 9.

The distance between the inner end 10 of the tongue 6 and the outer wall 11 of the opening 4 is such as to allow a staple 12 to pass therein, said staple being arranged in a vertical position at right angles to the staple 3. The hasp is moved in a position sothat the staple will pass between the walls 10 of 7 the tongue 6 and the wall '11 of the opening 4. The hasp is then moved inwardly until it engages the face of the post carrying the staple or other attaching means 12. The hasp is then moved longitudinally to the left until the staple 12 is below the recesses 7 and 9 when it is allowed to drop, bringing the two members 13 and 14 of the staple into the recesses 7 and 9 respectively, whereby the hasp is locked against outward movement.

In order to release the hasp it is necessary to first raise the hasp to bring the members 13 and 14 out of the recesses 7 and 9, when it is moved longitudinally to the right to bring the tongue, from between the staple when the hasp can be moved outwardly.

As shown in Fig. 1, of the drawings, the distance between the outer end of the tongue 6 and the vertical wall of the opening 4 is considerably greater than the thickness of the staple or attaching means 12. This allows my improved hasp to be readily applied to a gate where the outer end has sagged, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hasp, comprising a body portion having a transverse slot adjacent one end, andaa tongue carried by the body portion and extending partially across the said slot longitudinally of the body-portion.

2. A hasp, comprising a body portion having a transverse slot adjacent one end, a tongue carried by the body portion and extending partially across said slot and a downwardly extending lug carried by the outer end of said tongue.

3. A combined hasp and latch, comprising a body-portion having a transverse slot adjacent one end, and a tongue carried by the body portion and extending partially across said slot, said tongue having a cutaway portion in its lower face, and said body portion having a cutaway portion communicating with the slot directly above the cutaway portion of the tongue.

4. A combined hasp and latch, compris- 1 and a second recess above the recess in the and a lug carried by the outer end of the 10 lower face of the slot. tongue and extending'longitudinally of the r 5. A hasp comprising a body portion havslot.

ing a longitudinal slot at one end for sup- In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my 5 porting the same to have a longitudinal signature in the presence of two witnesses. movement, the opposite end of said body DAVID D. NOLLEY. portion having a transverse slot adjacent Witnesses:

' one end, a tongue carried by the body por- C. T. HARRIss,

tion and extending partially across the slot, GEO. W. STANTON.

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